Posted By Douglas Brown On October 8, 2013 @ 12:41 pm In Events,News,Restaurants | No Comments

Want to help kids whose Boulder school was ravaged by the floods? Eat at PastaVino. (PastaVino)

Homes were swamped, garages swept away, roads torn to clumps. And the floods in Boulder damaged some schools, too.

Crest View Elementary[1], in North Boulder, was the hardest hit. I drove by the school a few times after the floods, and wondered if the school would ever open again. Water and mud inundated the place.

It took a few weeks, but Crest View opened its doors to its 600 students again at the end of last month. Kids are crawling across jungle gyms again, and teachers are showing kids how 1 plus 3 equals 4. But the place still needs financial help.

Here’s where a Boulder restaurant, and you, come in. Head to PastaVino[2], a charming Italian spot on Pearl Street, the week of Oct. 14 for a $30, three-course meal. A portion of the proceeds gets funneled back to Crest View.

The floods are nearly a month-old now, but many people still struggle with moldy basements, mud-splattered living rooms and much worse. Every little bit helps.